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Masahiro Okafuji (right), president of Japanese trading house Itochu, chats with the company's vice president, Tadayuki Seki.

New Jersey

NJ may pull public investments from Japanese company for cutting ties with Israeli defense contractor

By Daniel Han

Florida

Has the DeSantis comeback already begun?

His next act: Republican money machine.

By Gary Fineout

'Our patients are screwed': Florida’s ban cuts off abortion access in the South

Florida is leaving many women in the South with few options beyond traveling far out of state.

By Liz Crampton and Alice Miranda Ollstein

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to Marine One.

Foreign Affairs

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President Joe Biden makes a toast to a free press at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

COLUMN | FOURTH ESTATE

Time to Tune Out Biden’s Media Criticism

The press can cover the stakes — and the horserace.

By Jack Shafer

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill.

Column | Capital Letter

The Fed Thinks Time is on Its Side. That Could Get Awkward.

The economy’s resilience could be pushing a potential rate cut into the fall, setting up an awkward choice for the central bank on the eve of the 2024 election.

By Victoria Guida

Delegates stand and cheer at the end of the Republican National Convention.

Q&A

Democrats Are Feckless and Republicans Are Chaotic. Here’s Why.

A new book explains the void at the center of the Democratic and Republican Parties.

By Ian Ward

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone.

HIGH TECH

Opinion | Are These States About to Make a Big Mistake on AI?

AI is potentially transformative. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on whether we set the right rules.

Opinion by Grace Gedye and Matt Scherer

Q&A

72 Minutes Until the End of the World?

A new book lays out the frighteningly fast path to nuclear Armageddon.

By Kathy Gilsinan

President Joe Biden toasts with comedian Colin Jost during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

CULTURE CLUB

The Best and Worst Menswear at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Some of you looked great at Nerd Prom. Emphasis on “some.”

By Derek Guy

Illustration of a young woman and man looking at floating windows of various scenes surrounding them: people studying data and a photo of a traditional American nuclear family.

The Big Idea

The Far Right’s Campaign to Explode the Population

Behind the scenes at the first Natal Conference, where a motley alliance is throwing out the idea of winning converts to their cause and trying to make their own instead.

By Gaby Del Valle

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside his attorney Todd Blanche after leaving the courtroom.

Legal

The Trump Trial Takes a Turn

David Pecker's testimony delivered a win for the prosecution. The Supreme Court hearing in D.C. was another story.

By Calder McHugh

A truck driving through a forest in a scene from "Civil War."

Q&A

‘I Used to Be Very Combative’: How Starring in ‘Civil War’ Changed His Politics

Wagner Moura lets loose on the dangers of polarization, Bolsonaro and Trump.

By Ryan Lizza

THE MEDIA ISSUE | CAPITAL CITY

He Worked for the Nastiest People in Politics. Now He’s Airing Dirty Laundry.

Phil Elwood is one of Washington’s most wily manipulators of news. After his scathing memoir is published this June, will he ever spin in this town again?

By Michael Schaffer

Executive Chef and Owner Christianne Ricchi sits for a portrait inside Ristorante i Ricchi.

The Media Issue

How Newt Destroyed Dinner in Washington

A 35-year-old Tuscan restaurant shows how the town has changed.

By Matthew Kaminski

Letter From Arizona

The Losing Battle to Beat Antisemitism in the Age of Misinformation

Arizona has mandated Holocaust education but so far it has failed to match the onslaught of denial on social media.

By Bryan Bender

INTERACTIVES

Tracking the Trump criminal cases

A picture of a form that allows readers to select a state to find out if abortion is legal there.

Trump says abortion should be up to states. Here’s where it’s banned — and where it’s protected.

Photo illustration of dollar bills in the shape of a bar chart

How online donations are fueling the election

TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court.

Stormy Daniels' lawyer didn't give prosecutors fireworks. That will help them.

In Donald Trump’s hush money trial, one witness for the prosecution offered a welcome contrast.

By Erica Orden

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table in court

Trump quickly fundraises off judge's contempt ruling in hush money case

By Jessica Piper and Lisa Kashinsky

Former President Donald Trump speaks upon arriving at Manhattan criminal court.

Donald Trump held in contempt for violating gag order in New York trial

By Ben Feuerherd and Erica Orden

Stormy Daniels arrives at an event in Berlin.

Davidson says he thought Trump or one of his companies, not Michael Cohen, were true source of hush money to Stormy Daniels

By Ben Feuerherd

2024 ELECTIONS

Angela Alsobrooks speaks into a microphone at an event.

The Maryland Senate race testing Democrats’ commitment to diversity

David Trone says his money would free up national Democrats to focus on other states — but Angela Alsobrooks would make history.

By Ally Mutnick

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event.

RFK Jr. is all over conservative media. Trump’s camp is concerned.

By Natalie Allison, Alex Isenstadt and Brittany Gibson

RFK Jr. challenges Biden to take 'no spoiler pledge' and drop out

RFK Jr. challenges Biden to drop out, insisting he has better shot of defeating Trump

By Brittany Gibson

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One at the White House in Washington.

Trump’s trying to dismantle the Blue Wall again. That would be disaster for Biden.

By Steven Shepard

CONGRESS

Rep. Matt Gaetz turns to answer a reporter's questions.

Gaetz under fire for defending antisemitism vote with antisemitic trope

Ally of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy called Gaetz an “anti-semite” and “pedophile.”

By Kelly Garrity

Reps. Nancy Mace, Jared Moskowitz and Susan Wild said May 2, 2024, that they are forming a Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said she shot and killed her own dog. The lawmakers clipped these photos of them to X.

Noem dog shooting sparks Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus

By Mia McCarthy

Marjorie Taylor Greene is surrounded by reporters.

RNC chief implores Greene to stand down

By Rachael Bade

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference.

Schumer faces new pressure as campus protests flare in his home state

By Ursula Perano and Anthony Adragna

LEGAL

People demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments on Trump v. United States.

Trump immunity fight turns Supreme Court textualists topsy-turvy

“It sure ain’t originalism,” one critic said.

By Josh Gerstein

Stormy Daniels' lawyer didn't give prosecutors fireworks. That will help them.

By Erica Orden

Michael Durand and other demonstrators are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments on Trump v. United States.

Jack Smith’s odds of putting Trump on trial this year are sinking

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

Judge sentences Jan. 6 ‘chaos agent’ to 6 years in jail

By Kyle Cheney

WHITE HOUSE

Kamala Harris claps during an event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.

Harris and Biden both blame Trump on abortion. How they do it is very different.

The president and the vice president each gave a speech on abortion rights in Florida in the last eight days. They brought a contrast in style and delivery.

By Kimberly Leonard and Eugene Daniels

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he leaves the White House.

Biden administration poised to weaken weed restrictions, a seismic shift from decades of harsh policies

By Natalie Fertig

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address.

Biden to address US Holocaust memorial ceremony with speech on antisemitism

By Sam Stein and Jennifer Haberkorn

President Joe Biden delivers a commencement address.

Biden enters his spring of (potential) unrest

By Myah Ward and Jennifer Haberkorn

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks March 12, 2024, in Strasbourg, France.

European Commission president: ‘Completely unacceptable’ for Israel to attack Rafah

By Kathryn Carlson and Nicholas Vinocur

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 17, 2024.

Zelenskyy to US: Iran’s attack on Israel is 'wake-up call' to fortify America's allies

By Federica Di Sario and Matt Berg

A man carries a cardboard box of food aid provided by non-profit non-governmental organisation World Central Kitchen in Rafah

World Central Kitchen to resume operations in Gaza after Israel strike killed workers

By Kelly Garrity

Thousands of former Wagner fighters are now answering to Moscow

By Erin Banco

STATES

Evan Low wins Silicon Valley primary recount, heads to November ballot

The California assemblymember beat out Joe Simitian, setting up a general election showdown against frontrunner Sam Liccardo for the CA-16 House seat.

By Sarah Grace Taylor